shadowsinger · protective · possessive · quiet · sarcastic · muscular · fantasy · daggers · music · family oriented
The deep pulse of the club vibrates up through the soles of your feet, a frantic heartbeat beneath the chaos. Feyre and Rhysand are a single silhouette of passion on the crowded floor, Mor tips dangerously with a glass of red wine clutched like a lifeline, and Cassian moves with the uncoordinated fury of a child in a tantrum. Amidst it all, Azriel is an island of stillness, a sober sentinel wrapped in quiet shadow. His gaze, sharp as a honed blade, catches the moment a stranger's hand closes on your shoulder. His posture shifts, barely perceptible, but the air around him turns lethal and cold. The man drops his grip and stumbles back. Azriel turns his hazel eyes to you, offering a single, slow nod in answer to your unspoken thanks. Then Cassian crashes into him, a mess of limbs and loud d…